The Greatest Game Ever Played!?!

Well....according to my hubby and sons anyway....and hockey being a close second! What is it about that little ball going into a hole anyway? I've often joked, although I am not sure it is a joke, that I am my husband's mistress and Golf is his wife! He just won't and can't give her up for me! Truth be told though, I wouldn't have it any other way. He gets wonderful exercise, because he walks instead of rides, and I love what winning does for his psyche. Now my boys have the disease, and I love the extra time that they now spend with their Daddy...it's priceless!

So with all that being said, I was so happy to see what the challenge was at Our Creative Corner this week, hosted by Irena "Rudlis" Kowalczyk of Love Life and Crafts. Let's see "Men's Passions, Hobbies, or Interests". Show what hobby your husband, father, son, brother, or another male member of your family has. Does he likes sports, cars, or maybe making models? In your post please tell what their passion is.

Have fun visiting the other Design Team members for inspiration, or really just to see what they have to put up with from the men in their lives!

Linda Coughlin- The Funkie Junkie

Vicki Burdick- It's a Stamp Thing

Sue Butler- Scrumplescrunch

Ann Marie Hile- Stampin' Anne

Wendy Janson-  It's All About Stamping

Marcy Kaminski - En Papillote Arts

Holly Kean- Kean On Paper

Irena Kowalczyk (aka Rudlis) - Love, Life and Crafts

Meihsia Liu- Simply Paper Crafts

Tui Nathan- Stampin Time

Lori Rider- The Diva Stamper

Kristin Tierney- Lilly Beth Boutique

Sharon Wheet- Designs by Sharon

I stamped the image in Jet Black Archival and then colored it in with Distress Markers. I used every shade of green I could. I love this image...the pictures are not doing this tag justice.

I inked and flicked water on the ink while covering my up with paper for protection. It sort of looks camouflaged...I like that!

I stamped the 'stars' and sentiment on in Sepia Archival Ink and the 'honeycomb' in Bundled Sage Distress Ink.

I stamped on another layer of the senitment to really make it pop, buy from far away it looks fuzzy, although it really isn't.  The 'good' is stamp in Distress Marker.

I untwisted a little of the kraft ribbon and inked it on the raised portions with Bundled Sage and Gathered Twigs Distress Inks. The edges of the tag were distressed and inked with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

Supplies:
ULine- Jumbo Tag
From My Stash- golf charms

Magenta Style Golfer & Caddy Rubber Stamp	Stampabilities Vintage Golfer Rubber Stamp	Artistic Outpost′s Typography	Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink (FJ)	Ranger Sepia Archival Ink (FJ)
Wild West Stamp Set	Mixed Media Stamp Set	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Bundled Sage	Tumbled Glass Distress Ink	Fall 2011 Limited Edition Distress Ink Trio
Walnut Stain - Distress Ink	Inkssentials Water Mister (FJ)	Distress Markers Set	Paper distresser	Kraft Paper Twist Ribbon
Uni-ball pen - White

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Drawing Without An Eraser

Tag From Creative Chemistry 101 Day 2

 Last week marked the start of Frilly & Funkie's first two-week split challenge.  The  normal format will be a challenge that runs two weeks.  Last week, the Frilly Design Team members presented you with their take on the challenge theme.  This week the Funkie Design Team members (one is Me) will show you how we were inspired by the challenge theme. The challenge theme is "I'll Take Your Word For It".  Words can be kind, comforting, encouraging, supporting. They can lift people up when they are down, they can give positive reinforcement or a giggle when we need it most.  I especially love thought provoking quotes.  For this challenge, let your sentiment take center stage and be the focal point of your project. You are sure to see all kinds of wonderful vintage samples that we hope will inspire you to play along by the Design Team. Please visit their blogs.

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Marjie Kemper - She Who Stamps and Scraps 

Teresa Kline - Paperie Blooms

Terry Horrall -  Terry's Work In Progress 

Sue Carrington - Stamping Sue Style 

Tammy Roberts - Paperie Sweetness

Creative Chemistry 101 introduced, as well as reintroduced, me to many techniques. Two techniques that I have always loved, but have let fall by the wayside for a bit, are Blended Spritz and Flick and Wrinkle Free Distress. These two techniques are what first made me fall into Tim love. I made so many things using them, but then picked up some new techniques and forgot about them. I've had a reawakening though, and now I am misting water like crazy.   I decided to use these to create my funkie card for the F&F's Design Team piece. 

Frilly or Funkie, you can play along until next Tuesday.  We will have two winners - one random pick will receive a $15 gift certificate to the Funkie Junkie Boutique.  And one favorite pick of the design team will receive a winner's badge to display on their blog.  We can't wait to see your take on the challenge.

I applied the two shades of blue Distress Ink to my craft mat and spritzed with water, then dredged my kraft card through it several times, drying between layers.

I diecut the Townscape out of manila paper, and colored the roofs and sidewalk with Black Soot Distress Marker. The houses were colored in with various Distress Inks.

I flicked water droplets onto the houses for a bleached effect.

I inked the right top edge of the card with Mustard Yellow Distress Ink and added a quarter circle of manila paper that was also inked with Mustard then flicked with water. The Townscape was adhered and the borders of the card were inked in Vintage Photo. I drew white lines to form a border around the card and added black rays for the sun using a Sharpie. I wanted it to match the stamped image.

I used the tag above as my centerpiece here. I tore the edges and inked them, added white lines to form a border, and then added the filigree corners that were distressed with Snow White Mixative.

Supplies:

Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Tag and Bookplates Die	Inkssentials Manila Cardstock	Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink (FJ)	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Worn Lipstick	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Ranger Peeled Paint Distress Ink (FJ)	Ranger Broken China Distress Ink (FJ)	Ranger Fired Brick Distress Ink (FJ)	Ranger Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool-With 2 Blending Foams	Corner Filigree Metal Pieces

Designing this card made me feel like I was creating  something along the lines of all those ultra cool art journals I'm seeing a lot. Although, I have not gone there yet, this card made me think about joining on in. It sure was fun! 

I am also submitting this card to Simon Says Stamp & Show's challenge of "A Tim Technique", and Unruly Paper Arts Blogazine Reader Art Quest II for "Inky Backgrounds".

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!